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Mar 19, 2024

Help Feed the Pack Go Mobile This Day of Giving

Steve ’79 and Gladys Deaton, longtime supporters of Pack Essentials and the Feed the Pack food pantry, will partner with an anonymous couple to give $50,000 when the Student Emergency, Feed the Pack and Pack Essentials funds reach 850 total cumulative gifts on Day of Giving (March 20). This year’s donation will be immediately earmarked for a specific purpose: purchasing a van to pick up food donations for the pantry. 

Mar 19, 2024

CZI Announces Multi-Institutional Collaborations for Developing Technology to Better Understand Cells

The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative recently announced four multi-year grants that will bring together regional labs in California, the Mid-Atlantic, and the Research Triangle in North Carolina to explore the frontiers of genomics, cell biology and synthetic biology. NC State is one of these universities, with its work in the project aimed at helping researchers better understand cellular organization, nervous system function and neurological diseases. 

Mar 19, 2024

Poole Alumni Launch Startup to Foster Human Connection

Through the Andrews Launch Accelerator, business administration graduates Thomas Armstrong and Parker Mayes created LetsGo Raleigh to “make it easy for people to spend time with each other.” Startups that complete the Accelerator program are provided with equity-free seed capital via the NC State Acceleration Fund, which is the product of a $1 million donation from Lyn and Chip ’66 Andrews. 

Mar 11, 2024

Diversity in STEM Events Draw Hundreds from College of Sciences, NC State Communities

Hundreds of Wolfpack members attended two events in early February to learn about issues facing diverse populations in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Both events were organized by the College of Sciences and sponsored by the chemical-production group BASF. 

Mar 1, 2024

Alumna Steffanie Easter Establishes the Lisa Bullard CBE Scholarship Fund

Distinguished alumna Steffanie Easter ’85 has established the Lisa Bullard CBE Scholarship Fund to provide need-based scholarships for students pursuing an undergraduate degree in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering. 

Mar 1, 2024

Naji Husseini Wins University Teaching Award

Naji Husseini, Park Faculty Scholar for the class of 2026 and teaching assistant professor in the Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering, was recently honored with the 2024 Johnston Teaching Excellence Award. The award is presented annually by the Center for Faculty Excellence and recognizes the University of North Carolina System’s dedication to exceptional teaching and mentorship of both graduate and undergraduate students. 

Mar 1, 2024

Catch Up With a Libraries Student Scholarship Awardee: Christina Bui

The NC State University Libraries awards a number of partial scholarships every year to outstanding Libraries student workers to support their success. Christina Bui, a sophomore majoring in Life Sciences and a student assistant in the Natural Resources Library, is one of the recipients. 

Mar 1, 2024

Five Questions With Erin Seekamp and Chris Osburn of the Coastal Resilience and Sustainability Initiative

Goodnight Distinguished Professor and Coastal Resilience and Sustainability Initiative (CRSI) Director Erin Seekamp and Professor and Director of the Blue Economy Innovation Program Chris Osburn discuss CRSI’s background, growth and how the initiative catalyzes transformation in a changing climate. 

Mar 1, 2024

How BJ Ward ’09 Is Working To Improve Sanitation and Provide Safe Drinking Water Across the Globe

Ward, a member of Park Scholarships’ class of 2009 who majored in chemical engineering and minored in German, is currently a water/wastewater designer at an engineering consulting firm in Virginia Beach. She discusses her career path and how the Park program helped guide her to give back. 

Feb 26, 2024

Catch Up With a Libraries Student Scholarship Awardee: Vishal Gogusetti

The NC State University Libraries awards a number of partial scholarships every year to outstanding Libraries student workers as part of its efforts to support student success and affordability. Vishal Gogusetti, a senior political science major who works in the Libraries Information Technology department as a student IT technician, is one of the recipients.